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LABEL HOLDER. No. 252,189. e Patented Jan.10,1882.

ATTORNEYS age to which it is to be secured.

UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY E. CLINTON, OF AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.

LABEL-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent .No. 252,189, dated January 10, 1882. Application filed November 5, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY EMGLINTON, a citizen of the United States, resident of Augusta, in the county of Richmond and State of Georgia, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Label-Holders; and I do hereby declare that the followingisafull, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being bad to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

' Figure l of the drawings is arepresentatiou of a perspective of my device. Fig. 2 is a plan view, and Fig. 3 is a perspective of the same as applied to a box or package.

This invention has relation to means for se Clll ing tags, cards,or labels to boxes, bags, or packages; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of the wire frame-work having marginal loops, a central protecting branch, and a spring-arm having an end hook bent downward to engage an eye of the frame, all as hereinafter shown and described.

In the annexed drawings, the letter a designates a wire frame formed by bending a length of wire in such a manner that it shall form a marginal frame, 1), around a central branch, 0, which extends across the frame. In bending the wire at the corners outward loops d are formed, through which tacks or threads are passed, according to the nature of the pack- At one side of the frame a middle loop, 6, is formed, and

the end of the branch 0 is provided with an eye, 9, which is designed to he placed under the loop 6, so that both can be secured to the package by means of a single tack or stitch. At the other end of the branch 0 a loop, h, is formed, into which extends a hook, It, which is formed at the end of the terminal springarm, I. In this manner is formed of a piece of wire a frame-pocket having its mouth at the end 2 of the frame, where the arm I is located.

The tag, card, or label m is designed to have a perforation, a, made near one of its ends. The address having been written or printed on the tag, it is inserted under the wire through the mouth portion 2, the spring-arm having been raised out of the loop h to allow this to be done. Then the arm is allowed to fall into its position, passing through the loop h and through the hole in the tag, thereby securing the card in place. At the same time it is protected by the arm or branch 0, which passes over it, keeping it in position and preventing it from beingcasually torn off, even if it should become wet.

In order to remove the tag the book should be raised.

The card may be provided on the reverse side with a return address or with the name of the sender of the package.

This fastening will be found very convenient for use in connection with return barrels or packages.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, lS-

The label-holder consisting of a wire fastening-frame herein described, having the marginal fastening-loops d c, the transverse branch 0, having the loop h at the bend, and the terminal eye g, and the spring terminal arm I, having the hook It, bent downward to engage the loop h and adapted to pass through and hold the label, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY E. CLINTON. WVitnesses:

ALBERT F. AUSTIN, CHARLES E. (JOFFIN. 

